natives

Example Sentences

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And so I like shooting in New Mexico and supporting the local community, especially local Natives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

He plans on hiring Alaska Natives as support staff for his crew, likely because at the time it was assumed that all Inuit had expert arctic survival skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Restless Natives writer Ninian Dunnett is co-writing the musical, working alongside with the original director, Michael Hoffman, and producer Andy Paterson.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

For example, American Indian and Alaska Natives represented 0.7% of births in 2023, but accounted for 4.6% of congenital syphilis cases.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

I heard that in Indian Territory they tried to send Natives from the Five Civilized Tribes to combat schools, but they quickly figured out what was what and all ran off.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland